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Is COLOUR a Scrabble Word?

Yes, COLOUR is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adjective, a noun and a verb, most often meaning “having or capable of producing colors”.

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Is COLOUR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. COLOUR is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
6
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
11 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
99th percentile

COLOUR meaning and definition

COLOUR has 4 common senses and works as an adjective, a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

COLOUR as an adjective

  1. Having or capable of producing colors.

COLOUR as a noun

  1. Any material used for its color.
  2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction.

COLOUR as a verb

  1. Modify or bias.

COLOUR Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

COLOUR scores 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is C, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
C34
O11
L12
O11
U12
R11
Total811

COLOUR on premium squares

On a double word square COLOUR scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting C on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 6 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of COLOUR

No other word uses exactly the letters in COLOUR.

Unscramble COLOUR: 31 words from its letters

The letters C, O, L, O, U, R make 31 shorter words, up to 5 letters long. Most common first.

  • color7
  • cool6
  • curl6
  • coo5
  • cur5
  • lour4
  • or2
  • col5
  • loco6
  • loo3
  • roc5
  • ur2
  • clou6
  • clour7
  • cor5
  • cour6
  • crool7
  • cru5
  • lo2
  • loor4
  • lor3
  • lou3
  • lur3
  • oo2
  • oor3
  • orc5
  • ou2
  • our3
  • roo3
  • roul4
  • ruc5

Words like COLOUR

One-letter changes to COLOUR, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in COLOUR

  • dolour7

Add one letter to COLOUR

  • colours9
  • coloury12

Remove one letter from COLOUR

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COLOUR word facts

COLOUR is a 6-letter word with 5 distinct letters: 3 vowels (O and U) and 3 consonants, with O repeated. It starts with C and ends with R. By corpus frequency, COLOUR is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters C, O, L, O, U, R on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 6 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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COLOUR Scrabble word FAQ

Is COLOUR a Scrabble word?

Yes. COLOUR is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does COLOUR mean?

COLOUR is used as an adjective, a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “having or capable of producing colors”.

How many points is COLOUR worth in Scrabble?

COLOUR is worth 8 points in Scrabble: C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is COLOUR in Words With Friends?

COLOUR is worth 11 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does COLOUR have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in COLOUR, but 31 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in COLOUR?

You can make 31 shorter words from the letters in COLOUR, including COLOR, COOL, CURL and COO.

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